Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine's political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
The judge ruled that subsequent changes to the law had not diminished “its discriminatory taint,” and that it still disproportionately affected Black voters...
After a six-month break, the General Assembly returns for a new session on Wednesday, April 24. Though this round is expected to be relatively short, lawmakers ...
There was little federal guidance when Maysville’s water supply tested positive for dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ in 2019. So town officials acted on thei...
Republicans Dan Bishop, Mark Robinson, and Michele Morrow form one of the most far-right ballots in the country, but as they court a far more diverse electorate...
A bipartisan effort helped test nearly 12,000 older rape kits since 2019, leading to positive IDs on thousands of assailants and a sense of closure for many sex...
The influx of Florida women traveling to North Carolina to seek care will further strain a state that is one of the only sources of safe abortion care in the So...
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last month that embryos are children and have all the protections under state law afforded to an 8-year old. That means, the jus...